Vanitha Krishnachandran
Born
Sai Vanitha

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1979–1986
2002–present
Spouse(s)Krishnachandran
(m.1986–present)
Parent(s)Ganeshan, Kamala, Kiran (Star Nephew)[1]

Vanitha Krishnachandran is an Indian film and television actress. She acted during the 1980s in nearly 170 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films along with several Malayalam and Tamil Television serials.[2]

Personal life

Vanitha was born to Ganeshan and Kamala as the youngest of four children at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Her father is from Manjeri, Kerala, whose paternal ancestors originally hail from Tamil Nadu and her mother is from Tiruchirappalli. She was originally named Sai Vanitha, since her parents were huge devotees of the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba. She has two elder sisters, Sai Prashanthi and Sai Jayalakshmi and an elder brother, Sai Ram. She had her primary education from RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. She stopped studies after tenth grade since she became busy with movies by then.[1]

She married Malayalam actor and singer Krishnachandran on 11 May 1986 with whom she had starred in Eenadu, Vanithapolice, Belt Mathai, Deeparadhana and a few other films.[3]

Career

Vanitha entered the film industry as a 13-year-old and her debut film was Padai Maarinal directed by national award-winning director Durai, in 1979 in which she played a school girl.[2] She played the lead role in her first Malayalam film, Chandrabimbam and became popular among Malayalis with her roles in Eenadu, Kaikeyi, and Enickum Oru Divasum.[3] She acted opposite Mammooty and Mohanlal, in 'Vikatakavi and Chakravalam Chuvannappol, respectively. She said "I worked round-the-clock in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films" and "cut down my assignments following my marriage".[4] The last film she did before marriage was Kalyana Agathigal which was her 100th film.[4]

In 2001, In Tamil, she made a comeback with a negative role in K. Balachander's television serial Kaalmulaitha Aasai. She has continued to act in serials in Tamil, such as Alaigal, and Kolangal, and in Malayalam. She portrayed Jalaja teacher in K. K. Rajeev's serial Amma Manasu [3] and has said that it was the real break in her second innings.[2] She also played the role of a mother in Tamil films like Kana Kandaen, Kalabha Kadhalan and Parijatham and in many Malayalam films.[2]

Partial filmography

Tamil

Malayalam

Telugu

Kannada

  • Dharma (1985)

Television serials

Year Title Role Channel Language
2001–2003Kaalmulaitha AasaiValliSun TVTamil
AlaigalSeetha
2003–2006KolangalSaradha
2004–2005Engirundho VandhaalVijayaJaya TV
2005–2006Alli RaajiyamMalarvizhiSun TV
2006–2007Amma ManassuJalaja TeacherAsianetMalayalam
2007Kanavugal AayiramJaya TVTamil
Mounam NombaramRachelKairali TVMalayalam
2008JanuaryAsianet
2009Coimbatore AmmayiAmrita TV
2009–2011MadhaviSun TV Tamil
2009KudumbayogamDathammaSurya TVMalayalam
AagneyamDD MalayalamMalayalam
2011–2012Deivathinte Swantham DevoottyKalyaniMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2011–2013AkashadoothuMarySurya TVMalayalam
2011–2012Paattukalude PaattuSulochanaSurya TVMalayalam
2012KumkumapoovuProfessor RajalakshmiAsianetMalayalam
ChandralekhaAsianetMalayalam
2017–2019Mullum MalarumKanthiyammaZee TamilTamil
2017Nilavum NakshathrangalumAmrita TVMalayalam
2018–2019Kalyana Parisu 2SubbulakshmiSun TVTamil
2019QueenJanani DeviMX Player
(Webseries)		Tamil
2021–2023AanpirannolDaisy TeacherAmrita TVMalayalam

Other TV Shows

  • JB Junction
  • Tharapakittu
  • Red Carpet
  • Manassiloru Mazhavillu
  • Lakshmi Jewellery - advertismenet

References

  1. 1 2 "Vanitha interview". Mangalam. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sudhish, Navamy (12 October 2013). "The new generation mom". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tailor-made role - TVDM". The Hindu. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Grillmill - CHEN". The Hindu. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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